Dorothy Brown leading in bid to remain Clerk of the Circuit Court

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown was dumped by the Democratic Party, but the voters have apparently been more forgiving.

With nearly 62% of the City votes tabulated, Dorothy Brown leads her nearest challenger, 8th Ward Ald. Michelle Harris, by some 67,000 votes.

Clerk Brown is not polling as well in the suburbs so far, but she is maintaining a lead at this point: